Top 10 fun facts about lawyers and the practice of law
Practicing law is very serious business. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot about it that’s quite interesting, fun, and even sometimes funny. Every once in a while, it is a good idea to step away from the solemnity of it all and think about the lighter side of our business. Accordingly, we’ve compiled the top 10 fun facts about lawyers and the practice of law. #1: How many lawyers does it take? There are currently 1.34 million lawyers in the United States. The entire population of the U.S. is 327,522,508 . That means that there is roughly one lawyer for every 240 people in this country. With numbers like that, you wouldn’t think it would be so hard to find clients. #2: The first lady … lawyer The first woman in U.S. history to become a lawyer was an Iowan named Arabella Mansfield . She had to sue the State Bar of Iowa in order to sit for its bar exam – a privilege that had been exclusively reserved for males. Born in 1844, Ms. Mansfield passed the bar exam